Presentations of the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium (May 16-17)

The 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium, to be held at Des Moines Marriott Downtown on May 16 and 17, will feature the following presentations from industry experts:

 

“WELCOME TO IOWA”

Ms. Lucy Norton, Iowa Renewable Fuels

 

"WELCOME & WHISKEY EXPERIENCES IN IOWA"

Mr. Kyle Doyle, Templeton Rye

 

"CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE OF BIOFUEL CO-PRODUCTS IN SWINE & POULTRY"

Dr. Brian Kerr, USDA-ARS

 

“DISTILLERS GRAINS IN DAIRY COW DIETS: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES”

Dr. Fernando Diaz, Rosecrans Dairy Consulting, LLC

 

“NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF EGGS FROM HENS FED WITH DDGS”

Dr. Yanhong Zhang, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center

 

“ETHANOL CO-PRODUCTS OF THE FUTURE FINDING, DEFINING & CREATING VALUE”

Dr. Scott Tilton, Flint Hills Resources

 

“PELLETING - LESSONS LEARNED & QUESTIONS UNANSWERED”

Dr. Kim Koch, Northern Crops Institute - North Dakota State University

 

"DDGS MARKETING & EXPORT OUTLOOK FOR 2018"

Mr. Alvaro Cordero, U.S. Grains Council

 

“FLOATING VERSUS FIXED: A LOOK AT DDGS PRICING MECHANISMS & TRADE FLOWS”

Ms. Sophie Byron, Platts

 

"U.S. ETHANOL FEED CO-PRODUCTS: RE-ESTIMATION OF THE SUPPLY, USE, AND PRICE RELATIONSHIPS"

Mr. Linwood Hoffmann, USDA Economic Research Service

 

"CURRENT TRENDS IN DISTILLERS GRAINS PRODUCTION & VALUE FOR THE BEVERAGE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY"

Dr. Luke Adam, Beam Suntory

 

“DOES REMOVING NUTRIENT COMPONENTS FROM DISTILLERS GRAINS AFFECT THE FEEDING VALUE FOR BEEF CATTLE?”

Dr. James MacDonald, University of Nebraska

 

“MYCOTOXINS & THEIR DETOXIFICATION: MYTH OR SCIENCE?”

Dr. Raj Murugesan, Biomin

 

"MYCOTOXINS IN DDGS - AN ETHANOL INDUSTRY INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE INTEGRITY OF MYCOTOXIN RESULTS ON DDGS"

Mr. Shon Van Hulzen, POET

 

“PRACTICES & PERSPECTIVES OF DDG CHEMICAL ANALYSIS”

Dr. Andy Komarek, ANKOM

 

"FDA UPDATES ON FSMA IMPLEMENTATION"

Dr. Marla Keller, FDA, CVM